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Vaginitis caused by nutritionally variantStreptococcus pyogenes

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A nutritionally variantStreptococcus pyogenes was isolated from a vaginal specimen. The organism was isolated in essentially pure culture with a few colonies of normal vaginal flora. The bacterium was identified asStreptococcus pyogenes with the use of rapid test kits and the presence of group A antigen.

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  1. Division of Infectious Disease, Cook County Hospital, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, 627 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    J. Pulvirenti & C. Kallick

  2. Division of Microbiology, Cook County Hospital, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, 627 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    F. Dorigan, A. L. Chittom & F. E. Kocka

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Pulvirenti, J., Dorigan, F., Chittom, A.L. et al. Vaginitis caused by nutritionally variantStreptococcus pyogenes . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 56–57 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962175

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